F1 news: Sebastian Vettel reveals HILARIOUS plan if he beats Lewis Hamilton to world title
SEBASTIAN VETTEL has revealed his plans to continue a bizarre Ferrari tradition.
Sebastian Vettel likes giving his Ferraris names
The German, who will go wheel-to-wheel with Lewis Hamilton again this season, is eyeing his fifth world title.
Hamilton set the pace during the first two practice sessions on Friday ahead of the Australian Grand Prix.
Vettel bemoaned Ferrari’s output, as he finished half a second behind his British rival.
But as far as his long-term vision goes, Vettel is already planning on what he may call his car if Ferrari can clinch the title come the end of the season.
Lewis Hamilton is gunning for his fifth world title
Loria… so we invented a new name
And he has hinted why he might name it ‘Loria’.
“Loria… so we invented a new name!” he said of his 2018 car’s name.
“I don’t know, maybe this year if we do really well then at least in Italy there will be some girls named Gloria as well, so that would be nice!
Hamilton: It's a privilege to be part of Formula 1
“We sit together every year and try to come up with something funny and there’s a bit of a reason behind it. Let’s see.
“It’s just the beginning of the story, maybe we will add a letter here or there at the end of the year…”
Qualifying for the Australian Grand Prix gets underway from 6am UK time.